All Our Kin

Join us for our virtual Business Office Hours!

Whether you need answers to business-related questions or help using All Our Kin’s accounting system, our team is here to support you.

Register to save your spot!

English Session: https://bit.ly/3Q6HBEY
Spanish Session: https://bit.ly/4gawR2O



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¡Únete a nuestras consultas empresariales virtuales!

Tanto si necesitas respuestas a preguntas relacionadas con tu negocio como si necesitas ayuda para utilizar el sistema de contabilidad de All Our Kin, nuestro equipo está aquí para ayudarte.

¡Regístrese para reservar su plaza!

Sesión en español: https://bit.ly/4gawR2O
Sesión en inglés: https://bit.ly/3Q6HBEY

Join us in celebrating three phenomenal family child care educators on achieving NAFCC Accreditation! 🎉👏

✨ Patricia Leon – Stamford, CT
✨ Wendy Vallejo – Shelton, CT
✨ Iris Velazquez – Waterbury, CT

NAFCC Accreditation is one of the highest distinctions in the early childhood field, honoring a deep commitment to quality, professionalism, and continuous growth.

Through their hard work and with support from All Our Kin, Patricia, Wendy, and Iris have reached this milestone. We are incredibly proud of you all!

Leave your congratulations in the comments! ⬇️

The Innovation and Education session at the 2026 Yale Summit was truly inspiring!

Our CEO, , joined education leaders for a powerful discussion on the future of learning, technology, and opportunity.

Jessica reminded the room that we can’t talk about the future of education without talking about the early childhood workforce. Everything else is built on its shoulders. When we deeply invest in educators and make sure they want to remain in the field, we’re setting up every single child for long-term success.

We were so honored to share the stage with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Dolores Garcia-Blocker of Teach For America Connecticut, who brought vital perspectives on embracing technology with intentionality and deeply understanding the daily realities of our educators.

Thank you to the Innovation Summit for creating opportunities to bring together leaders from across sectors to explore what’s possible when we invest in the future of .

officially proclaimed May as Child Care Educator Appreciation Month, recognizing the vital role early childhood educators play in supporting children, families, and communities. 

Our VP of New York Programs, Erica Buchanan, joined city leaders and advocates at the Mayoral Child Care Educator Appreciation Dinner to celebrate family child care educators Berta Sanchez and Elizabeth Olivo for their dedication and impact.

While Elizabeth was unable to attend the event, we are proud to honor both educators and the incredible care, leadership, and commitment they bring to their communities.

Congratulations to Berta Sanchez and Elizabeth Olivo on this well-deserved recognition! ✨

Congratulations to the 17 graduates of our Waterbury Business Series! 🎓

Over the course of 10 weeks, their instructor, Angelica Cervantes, guided these dedicated family child care providers in strengthening their business skills, building community, and investing in their growth as entrepreneurs and educators.

We were honored to have representatives from Waterbury Youth Services, the City of Waterbury - Mayor's Office, and Senator Chris Murphy’s office present in person to award certificates of achievement alongside our AOK CT Business Team.

¡Muchas felicidades! 👏

Today, we’re celebrating eight outstanding family child care educators across Connecticut who recently earned their NAFCC accreditation! 🎊

Congratulations to:
- Rocio Pena of Waterbury
- Rosa Santana of New Britain
- Balbina Quiroz of Bridgeport
- Nelly Torres of West Haven
- Yanesly Lanzo of Hamden
- Luz Polanco of Waterbury
- Iris De Los Angeles of Waterbury
- Ixchel Faraco of Stratford

With support from All Our Kin, these providers have met the highest national standards for quality care, health, safety, and professional excellence.

We are so proud of their dedication to children, families, and the family child care profession.

Let’s celebrate them in the comments! 👏

Graduation season is officially underway! 🎓✨

Big congratulations to the New York family child care educators who graduated from our Spanish Business Series! This milestone marks the first cohort led by our Bilingual Business Coach, Sylvia Santos.

11 incredible providers joined us to celebrate their hard work with speeches, certificates, a beautiful song by one of the graduates, and a celebratory lunch.

We are so proud of your commitment to growing your businesses and strengthening the care you provide to children and families.🎉

Our final Pathways to Quality session brought educators together at Common Ground Farm in , CT, for a day of outdoor learning, collaboration, and celebration. 🌿

Together, educators explored strategies for providing high-quality environments that support children’s overall development and well-being, with practices aligned with the NAFCC standards.

Through small group activities, they swapped brilliant ideas and best practices for fostering early exploration and connection with nature.

The day closed with a celebration, recognizing educators for their dedication, growth, and participation throughout the Pathways to Quality series.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and continues to create enriching experiences for our youngest learners!

We’re still feeling the incredible energy from our 2nd Annual Resource Fair this past weekend in New York City. Family child care educators and community partners came together at our Bronx office to share resources, explore opportunities, and learn about services that support family child care programs and educators.

A heartfelt thank you to all of our amazing partners and our dedicated community of educators who showed up, engaged, and made the day such a success. We’re already looking forward to next year!



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Calling all family child care educators!

Join All Our Kin on Saturday, May 16, for our 2nd Annual Resource Fair at our Bronx office.

Come ready to connect with local organizations, discover valuable resources, participate in a raffle, and receive a special book giveaway from Brooklyn Book Bodega! 📚

Breakfast will be served at 9:30 AM, so arrive early to fuel up before the fair kicks off at 10:00 AM!

This FREE event is open to all, but registration is required.

Sign up today: https://f.mtr.cool/wgxfyuvpkf